Jeppi Nut & Candy Co. traces its Baltimore roots to 1884, when three Sicilian brothers began roasting Virginia peanuts for city customers. After five generations of Jeppi family stewardship and later ownership by the Pavlos family, the Timonium company continues that local snack tradition while supplying businesses across the Mid-Atlantic with nuts and candy.
Barcelona Nut CompanyFrom a 1924 pushcart in Baltimore’s Fells Point, Barcelona Nut Company has grown into a manufacturer of roasted nuts and trail mixes, along with packaged popcorn products. Its history also includes the Stonehedge Farms brand, which began making coated popcorn in Dover, Pennsylvania, in 1998. Today, the company offers private-label and co-packing support, helping food brands develop, package, and ship custom snack products.BALTIMORE, MD
Wockenfuss CandiesSince opening its Baltimore candy company in 1915, Wockenfuss Candies has made chocolate specialties and confections, including its signature homemade chocolates and Carmallows. The family-owned business is now operated by the fifth generation—Paul and Lynn’s three daughters—and has grown to six Maryland retail stores while continuing to manufacture candy in Baltimore. Wockenfuss is also a woman-owned business.NOTTINGHAM, MD
We R Nuts NY, IncSince 2006, family-owned and family-operated We R Nuts NY has roasted small-batch nuts in Buffalo, including its locally inspired Chicken Wing Cashews. The company sells its market-style snacks at Buffalo’s historic Broadway Market, farmers markets, and events, while also shipping to customers across the United States.BUFFALO, NY
Just Born Quality ConfectionsFrom its Bethlehem headquarters and candy factory, Just Born Quality Confections makes the PEEPS®, MIKE AND IKE®, HOT TAMALES® and GOLDENBERG’S® PEANUT CHEWS® candies that have made the family-owned company a familiar name since 1923. Now in its third generation, Just Born employs more than 600 associates and produces candy in the USA and Canada, with PEANUT CHEWS® continuing to be made in Philadelphia. Its Bethlehem production facility is SQF certified, and the company remains privately held while carrying on a distinctly family-rooted confectionery tradition.BETHLEHEM, PA